News and Events
Moore Institute news
Featured news
Articles about Moore Institute people, projects and programs.
- An enduring friendship sparked a revolution in our understanding of the origins of chronic disease
- Moore Institute hosts nutrition science conference in Uzbekistan
- OHSU establishes Alaska Native Health and Wellness Research Center
- The biggest risk factor for heart disease? Diabetes
- Nutrition education is key component of health professional students' training
- Moore Institute director wins national award
- Nutrition education is key component of health professional students' training
- Committee focus: developing nutrition curriculum for students of all ages
Success stories
Articles describing people, organizations and communities successfully using nutrition to improve health.
Sustainable farm supports budding Latino farmers
Farm is run on "horsepower"
One school's quest to serve healthy whole foods
Low-income public charter school in Medford, Ore. serves three fresh from-scratch meals daily
One university's attempt to improve the health culture on campus
George Fox University implements Nutrition Matters Program to weave nutrition importance throughout campus culture
Collaboration stories
Articles highlighting the Moore Institute's work with community-based organizations.
Familias en Acción: Working together to improve the health of Oregon Latinx
Moore Institute in the media
- Think health is all about individual responsibility? The science says otherwise. - Seattle Times
- How risks for chronic disease can be traced to the moment you were born - King5 Seattle
- Looking beyond healthcare to improve health - The Lund Report
- OHSU expert: U.S. culture encourages pregnancy cravings - Bend Bulletin
- The lingering health effects of the Civil War - Washington Post
- Oregon researchers: A food revolution could end chronic disease - Seattle Times
- Zip code may be more important to health than genetic code - OPB
- Help start a revolution in nutrition - The Bulletin
- Before You Know It - Oregon Humanities Magazine
- How Portlanders Are Forging the Frontier of Epigenetics - Portland Monthly Magazine
- First 1,000 days may determine a person's health for a lifetime - Statesman Journal
- Going upstream for the health of the next generation - The Bulletin
Events
The Moore Institute hosts occasional lectures and conferences. We also post events hosted by our collaborators that may be of interest.
Save the Date!
Oregon Nutrition Day
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Tessa Roseboom, Ph.D., from University of Amsterdam will be talking about the Dutch Hunger Winter and her work in The Netherlands.